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NewsABS pioneer facing closure blames 'dysfunctional' insurance market
SRA-mandated system 'does not work in a hard market', claims Notary Express founder.
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Acland-Hood leaves courts & tribunals service for good
Former chief executive of HMCTS accepts role as permanent secretary at Department for Education.
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Barrister who refused breath test fined £400
Barrister undermined integrity and public trust, disciplinary tribunal finds.
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Small claims taking almost a year to come to trial
Trials in the county court down across the board from July to September this year.
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Report hails lawtech boom
Law Society president David Greene says the sector is ‘strong and growing exponentially’.
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Virtual Lawyer seeks AI partners
Developers of online letter generator want to build a 'real-life community of lawyers to take more of a collaborative approach'.
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Cash for courts upgrade in doubt
Lord Burnett confirms business case for securing funds to finish modernisation programme by 2023 was presented to Treasury in October.
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Hundreds of back-office staff face axe at Covid-hit firms
City firms review need for secretaries and business support staff amid the pandemic.
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Buckland and Patel work to resolve virtual remand hearings crisis
Officials have carried out 'intensive work' to identify practical solutions after police withdrew support.
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Law centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators
City firm has already pledged support and says profession has a duty to ensure equality before the law.
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Video wills expose lawyers to ‘too many risks’, says solicitor MP
Solicitors predict rise in virtually-witnessed wills as a result of winter tier restrictions.
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Former Hodge Jones & Allen chief becomes consultancy boss
Vidisha Joshi says she wants to take the pressure off law firms and help them grow their business.
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Mastercard judgment delayed after death of Lord Kerr
Former Supreme Court justice heard the case in May 2020 along with four other judges.
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Latest Wales travel restrictions fuel enforcement concerns
Law Society in Wales says measures to curb Covid must be reasonable and practically enforceable.
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Judiciary has not lost sight of its proper role, insists former SC justice
Lord Carnwath says there is no need for legislative intervention on judicial review and ‘still less for codification’.
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Solicitors fined over £100m car park investment scheme
Directors breached solicitors accounts rules, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal finds.
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Crisis-hit Legal Ombudsman warned of possible 'alternatives'
LSB says lawyers and consumers want improvement but have little confidence in Legal Ombudsman.
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Pinsent Masons hands out biggest ever pay package to top earner
Partner received over £1.4m for the year ended 30 April 2020, Companies House accounts reveal.
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Muckle profits dip as firm invests in technology and office refit
Turnover is up 2% at £13.33m in the Newcastle-based firm's third consecutive year of growth.
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Public respect for law ‘ebbing away during lockdown’
Trust harmed by perceptions that high-profile figures are breaking the law with impunity.
